probrum
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰr-o- (“what is brought up against someone as a reproach”), from prō (“in front”) + *bʰer- (“to carry”), whence Latin ferō.
Noun
probrum n (genitive probrī); second declension
- disgrace, shame
- abuse, insult
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | probrum | probra |
| Genitive | probrī | probrōrum |
| Dative | probrō | probrīs |
| Accusative | probrum | probra |
| Ablative | probrō | probrīs |
| Vocative | probrum | probra |
Derived terms
- exprobrō
- opprobrō
- probrōsus
- probrus
References
- probrum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- probrum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- probrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 490